Public help needed to choose a name for Cheshire Police pup

Cheshire Police's newest recruit needs a name, and officers want the public's help to choose one on their social media pages

OFFICERS from Cheshire Police are asking for the public's help to pick a name for their newest recruit.

Suggestions have been flooding in on social media to name Cheshire Constabulary's new police dog puppy, and thousands have put forward a range of names for the crime fighting canine.

The choices have been whittled down to three possibilities and police now have a poll running on their social media pages for the public to make the final decision.

Sgt Andy Burrage said: “We now need your help in choosing the name that best suits him. He will grow up quickly and needs a name as big as his presence as a general purpose police dog. He will be doing everything from catching criminals to searching for missing vulnerable people. So it’s over to you to vote either on Facebook or Twitter, or comment on Instagram, for your favourite name.”

You can cast your vote for your favourite with one of three Facebook "reactions" - ‘Like’ to vote for Axel; ‘love’ to vote for Rebel or ‘Haha’ to vote for Saxon.

A poll is also running on the force's Twitter page, or you can comment on the force's Instagram account.

Voting will close at midday on Wednesday, January 11 and votes cast after this time will not be counted. The winning name will be announced later in the week on the force's social media accounts.